John Bradley Storrs

Lot 64: John Henry Bradley Storrs (1885-1956)

Name: John Henry Bradley Storrs (1885-1956)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: b28b6287b0

Est: $12,000 USD - $18,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USFebruary 27, 2013

Item Overview

Description

John Henry Bradley Storrs (1885-1956)
'Howard E. Smith'
inscribed 'To/My Friend - HOWARD E. SMITH -' and '6/-12/13-' and stamped 'C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the base)
bronze with brown patina
14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high on a 2 in. (5.1 cm.) wood base

Artist or Maker

John Bradley Storrs

Exhibited

Williamstown, Massachusetts, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, John Storrs & John Flannagan: Sculpture & Works on Paper, November 7-December 28, 1980.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, John Storrs, December 11, 1986-March 22, 1987.

Literature

Sterling and Francine Clark Institute, John Storrs & John Flannagan, Sculpture & Works on Paper, exhibition catalogue, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1980, pp. 12, 48, no. 1, illustrated (as 'Howard E. Smith, (Boy with Cape)').
N. Frackman, John Storrs, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1986, pp. 19, 137, fig. 4, illustrated.

Provenance

[With]Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, by 1980.
Private collection, New York.
Gift to the present owner from the above.

Auction Details

American Art

Christie's

February 27, 2013, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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